Marriages and funerals performed by George W. Briggs, 1835-1891.

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Marriages and funerals performed by George W. Briggs, 1835-1891.

Records of marriages and funerals performed by Rev. George Ware Briggs in Cambridge, Lowell, Plymouth, and Salem, Mass., 1835-91. Ware was the minister at the First Church in Salem, Mass. and later the Cambridgeport Parish in Cambridge, Mass. Also includes record of money raised in Plymouth, Mass. for a minister's salary (possibly Briggs's), 1838-44.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622331

Massachusetts Historical Society

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First Church (Salem, Mass.)

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The First Church was founded in Salem, Mass., in 1629 with the settlement of Samuel Skelton (1592/93-1634) as minister. Among later ministers were the Rev. John Higginson (1616-1708) and the Rev. Samuel Fisk (1689-1770). From the description of Records, 1629-1748. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191273364 ...

Briggs, George W. (George Ware), 1810-1895

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Cambridgeport Parish (Cambridge, Mass.)

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